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FLAMMARION CAMILLE: (1842-1925) French Astronomer, and prolific Author. A fine A.L.S., ` Flammarion ´, two pages, 8vo, Paris, 5th December 1899, ...

SMITH JAMES EDWARD: (1759-1828) English botanist, founder of the Linnean Society. A.L.S., J E Smith , one page, 8vo, n.p., n.d. (´ Tuesday ´), t...

ZOLA EMILE: (1840-1902) French novelist. A.L.S., Emile Zola , two pages (written to the first and third sides of the bifolium), 8vo, Medan, 1st ...

MINOT STEPHEN: (1927-2010) American novelist and short story writer. T.L.S., Steve , one page, 4to, Simsbury, Connecticut, 27th March 1974, to S...

CONRAD JOSEPH: (1857-1924) Polish-British novelist. A fine A.L.S., J. Conrad , two pages, oblong 8vo, Capel House, Orlestone, near Ashford, 7th ...

FANTIN-LATOUR HENRI: (1836-1904) French painter. A.L.S., H. Fantin-Latour , to two sides of a plain correspondence card, n.p., 24th November 190...

[PICASSO PABLO]: (1881-1973) Spanish painter, a co-founder of the Cubist movement. VERDET ANDRE (1913-2004) French poet, painter and sculptor, ...

BENES EDVARD: (1884-1948) President of Czechoslovakia 1935-38, 1940-45 (in exile) & 1945-48. The personal printed oblong 12mo Visiting Card of Be...

CAILLEBOTTE GUSTAVE: (1848-1894) French Impressionist painter. A.L.S., G Caillebotte , two pages, 8vo, n.p., n.d. ( 'Vendredi' ), to a friend, i...

MASEFIELD JOHN: (1878-1967) English writer and poet who was Poet Laureate 1930-67. A.L.S., John Masefield , one page, 8vo (folding letter card),...

APOLLO XIII: A softover edition of Failue Is Not an Option: Mission Control from Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond by Gene Kranz, trade paperback...

YEO-THOMAS F. F. E. ´TOMMY´: (1902-1964) English Wing Commander with the Royal Air Force, a Special Operations Executive (SOE) agent of World War...

PRIESTLEY J. B.: (1894-1984) English novelist and playwright whose works include The Good Companions (1929) and An Inspector Calls (1945). T....

UDERZO ALBERT (1927-2020) French comic book Artist. Best known for his comic book series Asterix in collaboration with René Goscinny. Asterix is ...

VAROPRAKAR DEVAWONGSE: (1858-1923) Siamese Prince, the son of King Mongkut (Rama IV), who served as his country's Minister of Foreign Affairs 188...

WOUK HERMAN: (1915-2019) American author remembered for The Caine Mutiny (1951), for which he won the Pulitzer Prize in fiction. A brief A.L.S....

CHAMBERLAIN AUSTEN: (1863-1937) British statesman who served as Foreign Secretary 1924-29 during which time he negotiated the Locarno Treaties (1...

FORSTER-NIETZSCHE ELISABETH: (1846-1935) Sister of German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche and the creator of the Nietzsche Archive in 1894. L.S.,...

[CARTER HOWARD]: (1874-1939) English archaeologist and Egyptologist who discovered the Tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922. Manuscript list of illustrati...

JACOBS EDGAR P.: (1904-1987) Belgian comic book Creator. A founding father of the European comics movement. A collaborator of Hergé, and creator ...

VITTORIO EMANUELE III (1869-1947) King of Italy 1900-46 & CORBINO ORSO MARIO (1876-1937) Italian Physicist and Politician. A reputed Physicis...

FLASH GORDON: Buster Crabbe (1908-1983) American actor, remembered for his portrayal of Flash Gordon in the science fiction superhero serial film...

ALDRIN BUZZ: (1930- ) American astronaut, Lunar Module Pilot of Apollo XI (1969). The second man to walk on the moon. A printed folio edition of ...

SCOTT DAVE: (1932- ) American astronaut, Commander of the Apollo XV mission (1971) and the seventh man to walk on the Moon & LEONOV ALEXEI (193...

LODGE OLIVER: (1851-1940) British physicist involved in the development of radio. A.L.S., Oliver Lodge , two pages (written to the first and fin...

CELINE LOUIS FERDINAND: (1894-1961) French Novelist. Known as Celine, being his real name Destouches, a controversial writer because of his antis...

AUSTER PAUL: (1947-2024) American writer. A.Q.S., Paul Auster , to one side of a plain postcard, n.p. (Brooklyn, New York), n.d. (8th February 1...

SEIFERT JAROSLAV: (1901-1986) Czech writer, poet and journalist, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1984. Signed 4 x 6 photograph by Seifert, the...

UPDIKE JOHN: (1932-2009) American novelist. A.L.S., John Updike , to one side of a plain postcard, Georgetown, Massachusetts, 12th March n.y., t...

JUAN CARLOS I: (1938- ) King of Spain 1975-2014. Bold black ink signature ( ´Juan Carlos´ ) as Prince of Spain on an oblong 12mo card with a coll...

TRUMP DONALD: (1946- ) American President 2017-21. Book signed, being a hardback edition of Trump - How to Get Rich , First Edition published by...

TWOMBLY CY : (1928-2011) American painter of large-scale and graffiti works. An attractive art exhibition 6 x 8 program, four pages, being a folde...

SIMENON GEORGES: (1903-1989) Belgian Writer, creator of the fictional detective Jules Maigret. A.N.S., Georges Simenon , one page, oblong small ...

TURGENEV IVAN: (1818-1883) Russian novelist. A fine, charming A.L.S., I. Tourgueneff , one page, 8vo, Rue de Douai, Paris, 10th December 1871, t...

CATHERINE DE´MEDICI: (1519-1589) Queen consort of France 1547-59, as spouse of King Henry II. Catherine de Medici saw during her life time three ...

KERMODE FRANK: (1919-2010) British literary critic, best known for his work The Sense of an Ending: Studies in the Theory of Fiction (1967). T....

IBAÑEZ FRANCISCO: (1936-2023) Spanish comic book Artist and Writer. Ibañez was one of the most prolific and acclaimed comic author, making some o...

RILKE RAINER MARIA: (1875-1926) Austrian poet and novelist. A.L.S., Rainer Maria Rilke , to one side of a plain correspondence card, Rue de l'Ab...

ADOR GUSTAVE: (1845-1928) Swiss Politician. President of the Confederation in 1919. Ador served as the President of the International Committee o...

ROUSSEAU JEAN-JACQUES: (1712-1778) French Writer and Philosopher. A very interesting autograph manuscript, one page, 4to, n.p., [Paris], n.d. (c....

BONAPARTE JOSEPH: (1768-1844) French statesman, lawyer and diplomat, the elder brother of Napoleon Bonaparte. Joseph was made King of Naples (180...

CAMUS ALBERT: (1913-1960) French Author and Philosopher. Nobel Prize winner in Literature, 1957. A very good A.L.S., ` Albert Camus ´, one page, ...

DUMAS ALEXANDRE: Fils (1824-1895) French author and playwright. A.L.S., A Dumas f , one page, 8vo, n.p., n.d., to Madame Porcher, in French. Dum...

EUGENIE DE MONTIJO: (1826-1920) Empress consort of the French 1853-70 as the wife of Emperor Napoleon III. L.S., Eugenie , one page, folio, Pari...

FRANCIS II of FRANCE: (1544-1560) King of France 1559-1560. Also known as François II. Son of King Henry II and Queen Catherine de´Medici. He was...

STRONSKI STANISLAW: (1882-1955) Polish philologist and politician, a member of the Polish government in exile during World War II. T.L.S., Stron...

DIDEROT DENIS: (1713-1784) French philosopher, art critic and writer, a significant figure during the Age of Enlightenment. An extremely rare A.L...

HERGÉ: (1907-1983) Georges Prosper Remi. Belgian Cartoonist. Best known for creating the series of comics ''The Adventures of Tintin''. An excell...

MOORE G. E.: (1873-1958) English philosopher, one of the initiators of analytic philosophy. A scarce D.S., G. E. Moore , Professor of Philosoph...

BRETON ANDRE : (1896-1966) French Writer and Poet. One of the main figures and co-founder of Surrealism. A very fine and interesting content A.L.S...

LONDON JACK: (1876-1916) American novelist, a pioneer of commercial fiction whose works included The Call of the Wild and White Fang , both se...

MURILLO BARTOLOMÉ ESTEBAN: (1617-1682) Spanish Painter. One of the main painters of the Baroque era. Murillo is worldwide known for his lively po...

Speedway : Exeter 1948-62 2 folders of programmes - good lot x approx 50

MANN THOMAS: (1875-1955) German novelist, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1929. T.L.S., Thomas Mann , one page, 4to, Munich, 10th March 1926,...

LOGUE CHRISTOPHER: (1926-2011) British poet associated with the British Poetry Revival. T.L.S., Christopher Logue , one page, 4to, Denbigh Close...

MARIE CASIMIRE QUEEN OF POLAND: (1641-1716) Marie Casimire Louise de la Grange d´Arquien, also known as Marysienka. Queen consort of Poland 1676-...

[CARTER HOWARD]: (1874-1939) English archaeologist and Egyptologist who discovered the Tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922. ALBA DUKE OF (1878-1953) Ja...

MERMOZ JEAN: (1901-1936) French pioneer aviator, looked upon as a hero by other pilots such as Antoine Saint-Exupery. An extremely rare Autograph...

SIMENON GEORGES: (1903-1989) Belgian Writer, creator of the fictional detective Jules Maigret. A fine T.L.S., Georges Simenon , one page, 4to, L...

TORVILL & DEAN: TORVILL JAYNE (1957- ) & DEAN CHRISTOPHER (1958- ) British ice dancers, Gold medallists at the 1984 Winter Olympics. Signed 8 x...